killer's lace handkerchief hides finger prints

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There's a 1990 episode of the Detective Columbo series, 'Rest In Peace Mrs Columbo', where the killer uses her lace handkerchief to avoid fingerprinting objects, including the gun she's used: watch from 19:20 to 20:20

murderer's lace handkerchief 

When first taken from the killer's bag, the handkerchief looks folded, but when she uses it to avoid fingerprints on the filing cabinet and the gun, its fully open and fairly crumpled. Part of me is wondering if the handkerchief was the actor's own and, between scenes, she'd used it to sneeze into or wipe her nose

 

Edited April 15 by launderedlace